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Intel Core i5-12600

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?

This is an old CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]


Intel Core i5-12600

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1700

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 117 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 85.54

Overall Rank:
811th fastest in multithreading out of 5478 CPUs
258th fastest in single threading out of 5478 CPUs
270th fastest in out of 1484 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $249.97 USD (2025-12-07)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21383
Single Thread Rating
3823

Samples: 545*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600

Integer Math66,130 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math50,872 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers82 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting25,838 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption13,080 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression252,374 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,357 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,047 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,823 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 2nd of December 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 2nd of December 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$249.97 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$249.97 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,547
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,361
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,954
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,147
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,845
Intel Core i5-12600
 21,383
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,538
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,110
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,685
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,654
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 267.95
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 159.58
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 149.85
Intel Core i9-14900K
 133.37
Intel Core i5-12400F
 112.52
Intel Core i9-13900K
 106.11
Intel Core i5-12600
 85.54
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 53.75
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,696
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,601
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,890
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,833
Intel Core i5-12600
 3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,487
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,915
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL3072796 - Nov 21 2025
22208
BL3069658 - Nov 20 2025
19715
BL3067976 - Nov 20 2025
22219
BL3063268 - Nov 18 2025
20012
BL3058819 - Nov 16 2025
21743
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600
 21,383
Intel Core i5-12500 vs Intel Core i5-12600
 19,736 (-7.7%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600
 19,695 (-7.9%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12600
 18,791 (-12.1%)
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12600
 18,553 (-13.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G vs Intel Core i5-12600
 16,054 (-24.9%)
AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Intel Core i5-12600
 25,246 (+18.1%)
Intel Core i5-13400F vs Intel Core i5-12600
 25,022 (+17.0%)
Intel Core i5-13400 vs Intel Core i5-12600
 23,779 (+11.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600
 21,545 (+0.8%)
Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.90GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
 19,518 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i5-12500T vs Intel Core i5-12600
 16,332 (-23.6%)
Intel Core i5-14400F vs Intel Core i5-12600
 25,654 (+20.0%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?
As of 8th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,441
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,127
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,798
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,508
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,454
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
 10,350
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,270
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,647
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,481
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,416
Intel Core i5-12600
 3,952